Foot-rest for barbers&#39; chairs.



No. 793,749. PATENTED JULY 4, 1905.

R. STITTS. FOOT BEST FOR BARBBRS CHAIRS.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 28, 1904.

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FOOT REST FOR BARBERS CHAIRS.

AIPLIOATION FILED OCT. 28, 1904.

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' Attorney UNTTEE STATES Patented July 4, 1905.

ROBERT STITTS, OF DAWSON, TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO.

FOOT-RES-T FOR BARBERS CHAIRS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,749, dated July 4, 1905.

AppIieation filed October 28, 1904- Serial No. 230,401.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, ROBERT STITTS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dawson, in the county of Colfax and Territory of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Foot-Rests for Barbers Chairs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompan ying drawings.

My invention relates to foot-rests for barber-chairs, and more particularly to that class of foot-rests that are adjustable, one of the objects being to provide a device of the character described that can be adjusted according to the size of the person in the chair and another object being to provide such a device whereby the base and frame of the foot-roll can be drawn to one side, leaving the central portion of the platform clear as the customer leaves the chair.

In the drawings accompanying this specification and made a part hereof I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention and as applied to a barber-chair; but it will be obvious that many changes of details will be suggested to one skilled in the art, which changes come well within the scope and spirit of my invention, and I do not desire to i be restricted to the precise construction and arrangement shown nor to the application, as my invention may be utilized in chairs used by dentists and surgeons.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved foot-rest. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan. Fig. 4 is a section on lines 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail of the adjustable foot-rest bar. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a barber-chair in its normal position and showing my improved foot-rest attached thereto.

Like reference numerals indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates the base, which carries a frame 2, playing through the slot 3. A lever 4, fulcrumed at 5 and having an upturned handle 6, is connected by a link 7 with the sliding base 8. By this means the entire base and frame 2 can be withdrawn to one side, leaving the central portion of the platform clear as the customer enters or leaves the chair. Across the lower side of the platform extend the guide-rods 9, upon which the base slides.

The frame 2 is provided with horizontallydisposed rods, which serve as guide-rods, eX- tending forward and backward. These rods support the laterally extending undercut shoulders of the foot-rest support or slide 10, which forms a sleeve for the reception of the stem 11 of the foot-roll 12. The stem 11 is formed with a number of conical ratchet-teeth 13, which receive the spring-pressed dog '14, whereby the stem is held against downward movement, but may be freely rotated. A footrest bar 15 is connected by the side pieces 16 with the axle of the roll and is adjusted into proper position by a bar 17, the end of which is notched to rest on the framework when in use. This bar 17 is hinged to a sliding clevis 18, carried by the foot-rest bar 15, and the free end when not in use is held to one side by a hook 19, the deflected shank of which abuts against the side of the roll-stem.

The foot-rest frame is supported from the main frame of the chair preferably by the swinging rods 20, which are connected near their middle with side bars 21 either directly or by means of the links 22.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A foot-rest for barber-chairs comprising a platform provided with a lateral slot, guiderods extending laterally beneath the platform, a frame arranged to slide upon the rods within the slot and to extend above the platform, a foot-rest support having projecting shoulders arranged to slide upon the frame transversely of the guide-rods, a foot-rest carried by a stem provided with ratchet-teeth and slidably mounted within the support, adog to engage the teeth and hold the stem in adjusted position, a lever mounted on the platform, and a link connecting the lever with the frame whereby the position of the latter may be shifted upon the guide-rods.

2. A foot-rest for barber-chairs comprising a platform provided with lateral guide-rods, a foot-rest support slidably carried by the rods, a foot-rest mounted upon the support, aframe upon the axle of the roll and extending to one side thereof, an arm pivotally carried by the frame and adapted to adjust the same in position, a bent arm mounted upon the axle of the roll and abutting against the support and having a fork thereon Within Which the free end of the first arm is adapted to be dropped. In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ROBERT STITTS. Witnesses:

W. B. LONGYEAR, WILL. J. HERAN. 

